Worcestershire Rapids launch their NatWest T20 Blast campaign this evening against local rivals Birmingham Bears at New Road (5.30pm).
The sides have met on 24 previous occasions in the short format of the game.
Here are the T20 records for matches between the two counties.
Worcestershire: Played: 24 Won: 10 Lost: 14 Abandoned: 2
Last match played: Worcestershire won by 5 wickets at New Road – 15th July 2016 Bears 164 (MS Wade 74, GH Rhodes 4-13, MJ Henry 3-15) Worcs 166-5 (DKH Mitchell 61, R Clarke 3-22)
Highest total – Worcestershire: 188-5 New Road 2013
Highest total – Bears: 196-7 New Road 2006
Lowest total – Worcestershire: 112-7 New Road 2011
Lowest total – Bears: 106-8 New Road 2011
Highest score – Worcestershire: 90 VS Solanki New Road 2006
Highest score – Bears: 89 NV Knight New Road 2003
Best bowling – Worcestershire: 4-13 GH Rhodes New Road 2016
Best bowling – Bears: 5-19 NM Carter Edgbaston 2005
Best partnerships for Worcestershire:
1st 60 TT Samaraweera MM Ali Edgbaston 2013
2nd 75 GA Hick VS Solanki New Road 2006
3rd 65 VS Solanki BF Smith Edgbaston 2006
4th 90 Kadeer Ali BF Smith New Road 2003
5th 61 SM Davies DKH Mitchell Edgbaston 2009
6th 57* RA Whiteley OB Cox New Road 2016
7th 38 GM Andrew BJM Scott Edgbaston 2011
8th 43 GM Andrew SH Choudhry Edgbaston 2011
9th 18 J Leach SMSM Senanayake Edgbaston 2015
10th 12 SP Jones CD Whelan Edgbaston 2008
Best partnerships for the Bears:
1st 105 IJL Trott NM Carter New Road 2009
2nd 107 V Chopra DL Maddy Edgbaston 2013
3rd 119 V Chopra DL Maddy New Road 2013
4th 55 IJL Trott DL Maddy Edgbaston 2010
5th 68 R Clarke LJ Evans New Road 2015
6th 45* R Clarke A Javid New Road 2015
7th 65* TR Ambrose CR Woakes Edgbaston 2011
8th 42 JO Troughton DR Brown Edgbaston 2004
9th 29* TR Ambrose SA Piolet New Road 2011
10th 59 HH Streak JE Anyon Edgbaston 2005
